Quality Control Manager OSD

Job Title: Quality Control Manager Nutraceuticals

Job Location: Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh
Industry: Nutraceuticals / Pharmaceuticals / Food Manufacturing
Experience: 5–12 Years
Salary: 6–9 LPA (Depending on Experience)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Department: Quality Control

Job Summary

We are hiring an experienced Quality Control Manager for a growing nutraceutical manufacturing organization in Visakhapatnam. The role involves leading QC laboratory operations, managing analytical testing, ensuring regulatory compliance, and establishing robust laboratory systems for a greenfield manufacturing facility.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in HPLC, analytical testing, laboratory documentation, and QC team management, preferably within the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, or food manufacturing industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage day-to-day Quality Control laboratory operations.
• Supervise QC analysts, officers, microbiology personnel, and other laboratory staff.
• Oversee the testing of raw materials, packaging materials, in-process samples, and finished products.
• Review and approve analytical results, specifications, laboratory worksheets, and Certificates of Analysis (CoA).
• Operate and oversee laboratory instruments, including HPLC, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, dissolution apparatus, and moisture analysers.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, GLP, GDP, data integrity requirements, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Handle Out of Specification (OOS) and Out of Trend (OOT) investigations, deviations, and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Manage analytical method validation, method verification, and method transfer activities.
• Plan and monitor stability studies and shelf-life assessments.
• Develop and maintain QC laboratory SOPs, documentation, and data integrity systems.
• Coordinate and support regulatory, customer, and third-party audits.
• Oversee microbiological testing and related QC activities.
• Establish QC performance indicators and continuously improve laboratory efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Warehouse, Regulatory, and Microbiology teams.
• Support the development and implementation of QC systems in a greenfield manufacturing environment.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience with HPLC and analytical laboratory instruments.
• Strong knowledge of analytical testing and laboratory operations.
• Experience in OOS/OOT investigations, deviations, CAPA, and data integrity.
• Knowledge of analytical method validation, verification, and transfer.
• Experience in stability studies and laboratory documentation.
• QC team handling and laboratory management skills.
• Understanding of cGMP, GLP, GDP, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ability to establish laboratory systems and work hands-on in a growing organization.

Educational Qualification

Relevant qualification in Pharmacy, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline, with experience in a regulated laboratory environment.

Candidate Profile

• 5–12 years of relevant experience in Quality Control or QC laboratory functions.
• Strong hands-on laboratory exposure is essential.
• HPLC experience is mandatory.
• Previous experience managing or supervising QC personnel is required.
• Nutraceutical manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Candidates from pharmaceutical or food manufacturing backgrounds may also apply.
• Candidates should be comfortable building and strengthening QC laboratory systems in a growing manufacturing organization.

Interested candidates can apply with their updated resume.